It's tough to know what she should do. She smartly replaced the 3F with the 3Lo in her SP, but if she struggles with her best jumps she really doesn't have many other options to accrue points. It seems she isn't able to go out and attack a program like we used to see from Michelle Kwan, and it's hard to see Gracie letting go of that hesitancy at this point in her career.
I didn't familiarize myself with the rules of this thing, but I felt Alysa should have won. Alysa is looking strong and-FAST- (yes, FAST!) with terrific conditioning, solid confident jumps. The music was a bit overwhelming, but she was polished and is ready to compete this year. (Transitions...there were many many many transitions. lol)Results from Peggy Fleming are up! 1st Karen (73.28), 2nd Alysa (72.16), 3rd Isabeau (70.88)https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/documents/2021/7/15/VPFT2021_Artistic_FS_Scores.pdf
Agree. Yes, fast, that's one of the biggest improvements she's made, and it's not fast without control. Hope she can skate as fast after inserting her ultra-c.
Agree. I don't think she will even need it for Nationals. I don't think she will need it to WIN nationals.Wow! Alysa Liu was breathtaking. Made Isabeau look really slow. Alysa’s program is amazing
I think she can beat the other American Ladies without the ultra elements. She has slowly become my favourite American skater. She has really improved a lot.
Gracie is never going to be the skater we all remembered back in 2012-16 sadly. That was her time to become the champion everyone thought she was but she never quite got there which had nothing to do with talent and more to do with nerves. Gracie's probably the most talented US ladies skater to come along in perhaps the last 15 years.
So Alysa has made improvements in speed?
Drastic improvements. She is so much faster than before. Her overall skating skills and performance quality here were so much better than they have been for the past few season.
It makes you thnink her previous coach really didn't work on Alysa's basic skating and was all about the jumps if she can improve this fast with the right coach.
Check the USFS Fanzone. All the performances from the Peggy Fleming Trophy are there.
Thanks! Alysa looks great but I'm a little confused - is this like a variation of her planned SP or something she put together just for this competition?- YouTube
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Alysa Liu - Peggy Fleming
I would guess that it's a shortened version of her FS.
For me, that was the right decision. She got to where she is at this point because of those jumps, and I don't think any amount of work on artistry would have gotten her the PCS scores necessary to win a National title at 13 if she wasn't out jumping the field.
